Aduhelm

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Aduhelm is an Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by Biogen that targets amyloid-beta plaques in the brain.

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instanceOf Alzheimer's disease treatment
drug
monoclonal antibody
administrationFrequency once every four weeks
antibodyType IgG1
approvedBy Food and Drug Administration
surface form: "U.S. Food and Drug Administration"
ATCCode N06DX07
boxedWarning amyloid-related imaging abnormalities
clinicalTrial EMERGE (Study 302)
ENGAGE (Study 301)
coDevelopedBy Eisai
commonAdverseEffect amyloid-related imaging abnormalities
confusion
diarrhea
falls
headache
controversy accelerated approval despite mixed trial results
efficacy questioned by FDA advisory committee
high treatment cost
developedBy Biogen
dosageForm concentrate for solution for infusion
drugClass anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody
disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease
FDAApplicationNumber BLA 761178
FDAApprovalDate 2021-06-07
FDAApprovalType accelerated approval
firstInClass first FDA-approved amyloid-targeting therapy for Alzheimer's disease
halfLifeApproximate 24 days
hasGenericName Aduhelm
surface form: "aducanumab"
indication Alzheimer's disease
mild Alzheimer's disease dementia
mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease
initialDoseRegimen titration to 10 mg/kg
legalStatusInUnitedStates prescription only
marketingAuthorizationStatusInEU application withdrawn
mechanismOfAction binds aggregated forms of amyloid beta
reduces amyloid-beta plaques in the brain
molecularType human monoclonal antibody
requiresGeneticConsideration APOE ε4 carrier status for ARIA risk
requiresMonitoring brain MRI for ARIA
routeOfAdministration intravenous infusion
sponsorDecision Biogen discontinued commercialization in the U.S.
targetDiseaseStage early Alzheimer's disease
targets amyloid beta peptide
amyloid-beta plaques
USMarketWithdrawalYear 2024
withdrawnFromMarketInUnitedStates true

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Aduhelm hasGenericName Aduhelm
this entity surface form: "aducanumab"
Biogen hasProduct Aduhelm

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